Daeho Kalbijjim & Beef Soup — Restaurant in San Francisco

Stopped in to order the infamous kalbijim. Decided to get the kalbijim with oxtail (medium spicy level), extra meat, noodles, rice cake, and purple rice. It was kinda pricey but it was a hefty portion (felt like about 10 lbs). It normally feeds 3-4 people according to the staff. It came with some boncon, kimchee, green onion kimchee, and radish kimchee. The short ribs were extremely tender and flavorful. The oxtail was also tender but not as flavorful as the short ribs. So 2 of us shared this and we still had enough for basically 3 more servings. So in actuality price was ok. My mom tried it and she liked it and asked where we bought it from. Overall good food, and while I like oxtail I think next time I'll just get...

Of course we had to order the Kalbijjim (갈비찜), considering that it was our first time here. The wait wasn't too long, being no longer than 30 minutes for such a large/sharable portion (see images). It was enough food for us not to be able to finish in one sitting, again, a very generous portion. The beef, rice, and sides, everything was absolutely delicious.

I'm not too familiar with pricing when it comes to Korean cuisine, but this was priced at $82 (regular size), apparently there's a larger size... The food court was very lively, which was enjoyable to eat in. A bit of a loud environment, but not too loud to a point where we were yelling to...

Food: 3/5 Service: 3/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Overall: The good thing is this place doesn’t have a line compared to the one in Japan town. The pricing however is somewhat ridiculous for some things. Would I come back: Wouldn’t be my first choice.

The extended review…

Food:

Kalbi Tang with Rice cake - 3/5 - A decent dish but I only got it because the price for kalbijim is so ridiculous. I was able to get my fix of kalbi and rice cake which was overall pretty standard fare.

Service: 3/5 - Standard service.

Ambiance: 3.5/5 - The food court feel is better than a normal mall but...